Maroon 5 The Dance Legacy Series - a podcast by Keith a.k.a. K j A M

If ya'll haven't noticed the trend — I like to post sets in pairs that have some sort of relationship to each other.



In this case, it's the totally awesome pop-rock band Maroon 5 to the previous OneRepublic. Much like the latter, Maroon 5 which consists of band members of lead vocalist Adam Levine, keyboardist and rhythm guitarist Jesse Carmichael, bassist Mickey Madden, lead guitarist James Valentine, drummer Matt Flynn, keyboardist PJ Morton, and multi-instrumentalist Sam Farrar. Original members Levine, Carmichael, Madden, and drummer Ryan Dusick [source wikipedia].



In 2002, the group came out strong with the rock track "Harder To Breathe" but then moved quickly into my soft-rock MOR tracks like "This Love" and "She Will Be Loved" making it difficult to pigeonhole their sound.



Regardless, they proved to be adept in creating radio-friendly tracks that garnered a lot of attention. Their next album saw the release of "Makes Me Wonder" which shot to #1 on the pop charts but subsequent singles failed to chart well.



By the time their third album came out, the first two singles did not do so well either but it was the third single "Moves Like Jagger" that was remixed to include Christina Aguilera (a partner judge on the juggernaut "The Voice" talent show.) that caused the song to blow up at radio and went on to be the biggest song of the year.



By this point, Maroon 5 had finely tuned their pop craft and invited major Hip Hop artists to collaborate on subsequent singles with an eye towards the current culture while retaining their pop sensibilities.



One of the bigger contributions Maroon 5 has made is to the dance music community. So many of their songs translate so well to the dance floor — it was inevitable they'd be sampled, bootlegged in addition to the official remixes of their biggest hits. With this massive crossover appeal, and the eye-candy lead singer whose presence on a widely popular talent show Maroon 5 has managed to solidify their rightful place in popular music as well as dance floors across the globe.



Yes, Party Favorz unabashedly used the sexy pic from a photoshoot that Adam did for charity but honestly — Maroon 5 isn't just their frontman. It's all about the group and their enormous talent as musicians and masters of pop-rock music. Adam is just an added bonus. If you've got it — use it to your advantage.



It's for all these reasons and more that Party Favorz honors Maroon 5 by acknowledging their contributions to dance music with our prestigious Legacy series. Enjoy!

Album: Maroon 5 – The Dance Legacy Series

Genre: EDM, House Music

Year: 2019

Total Time: 01:41:24

1. Harder To Breathe (DJ Stjmz Remix)



2. Payphone (Cutmore Dirty Extended Mix) [feat. Wiz Khalifa]



3. Love Somebody (Steve Smart & WestFunk Remix)



4. Sugar (Steve Smart Extended Mix) [feat. Nicki Minaj]



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